QUIZ – Unusual insects

Four insects found this week. What are they and what makes them unusual? Take the quiz to find out.

1. Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist Jason Casselman received the attached image this week from an agronomist in the Peace region. It was feeding above ground on young canola plants. What is it?

Alfalfa leafhopper

Bertha armyworm

Black army cutworm

Thistle caterpillar

2. Grasshoppers are common but their rapid growth this year makes them unusual. What is the species and growth stage of this grasshopper?

Clear-winged, adult

Two-striped, fifth instar

Migatory, fourth instar

Packard's, third instar

3. Meghan Vankosky spotted a few of these in the camelina nursery at AAFC Saskatoon. What is it?

Devil's lygus

Dirt coloured seed bug

Red turnip beetle

Twice-stabbed stink bug

4. This well-known pest doesn't usually cause economic damage in canola, but it has in at least one Saskatchewan field this year. What is it?

Corn rootworm

Wheat stem sawfly larva

White grubs

Wireworm

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If you find something unusual – insects, diseases, weeds – in canola take a few good photos, jot down relevant notes and send it off to a Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist.